Prior to beginning work on this assignment, review the DHS Strategic Plan: FY2020-2024. Then read Chapter 13 of your primary text. The Final Research Paper builds on itself throughout the course. Each week is broken down below.
Week 1:
Select one of the Department of Homeland Security goals of your choice. This must be a stand-alone statement following your introduction and thesis (e.g., DHS Goal: Secure U.S. Borders and Approaches, or Secure Cyberspace and Critical Infrastructure, etc.).
Explain the issues, threats, or hazards that are affecting the resolution of the vulnerabilities. Identify any constitutional issues in play.
Week 2:
Sketch out the outline for your Final Research Paper.
Week 4:
Identify the DHS goal and issue that you will address in the Final Research Paper.
Summarize the various points of view that frame the homeland security issue, threat, or hazard that leads to a vulnerability.